Nadal jumps to fifth, Djokovic maintains top spot in ATP rankings

Spanish great Rafael Nadal jumped a spot to be fifth, while Britain’s Andy Murray leapfrogged Swiss icon Roger Federer for the second position in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world singles rankings released on Monday.

Rafael Nadal

Nadal, who ended the year without winning a Grand Slam or Masters 1000 tournament, advanced with 4,630 points after the 14-time Major singles champion made a quarter-final finish in the Paris Masters.

Serbian Novak Djokovic held on to his No.1 spot after winning on Sunday the Paris title over Scottish Murray. Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka remained at the fourth spot.